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AND ITS USES 


F YOU WOULD HAVE MORE BEAUTIFUL, 

DURABLE, SANITARY AND ECONOM- 
ICAL WALLS AND CEILINGS, READ THIS 
BOOKLET. IT TELLS ABOUT BEAVER 
BOARD, WHAT IT IS, WHY YOU SHOULD 
USE IT AND HOW YOU CAN USE IT IN 
ANY TYPE OF BUILDING, NEW OR 
REMODELED. 


PURE WOOD FIBRE 


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CopyriGutT, 1913 


THE BEAVER COMPANIES 
Administration Offices, Buffalo, N. Y. 


Planis: BUFFALO, N.Y., BEAVER 
FALLS, N. Y., ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C., 
THOROLD, ONT., OTTAWA, CANADA. 


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BEAVER BOARD 
AND ITS USES 


What Beaver Board Is 


BEAVER BOARD is a_ pure-wood-fibre_ wall- 

board that is used to build walls and ceilings; 
it takes the place of lath, plaster and all other 
wall-building materials. It has a pebbled surface 
admirably suited for painting, thus making wall-paper 
unnecessary. | 

It is made entirely of selected woods shredded 
to fibrous form and pressed into panels about 3 of 
an inch thick, and of various lengths and widths for 
all building requirements. It is pure-wood-fibre all 
the way through. 

It is equally adaptable for new walls or remodeling. 
In new work it is nailed directly to the studding and 
headers; for remodeling, it is nailed right over the 
old walls. In either case it makes a quick, clean job, 
free from the dirt, litter and delays of the lath, plaster 
and wall-paper method. 

Beaver Board is superior to lath and plaster because 
it never cracks or chips, never needs repairs, and is 
easily put up at any season. It retards passage of 
heat, cold and sound; and because it can be painted 
or tinted artistically, it makes rooms more wholesome, 
inviting and beautiful. 


Page Three 


Why You Should Use Beaver Board 


N° matter what kind of room you wish to complete 
or remodel, no matter what the type of building, 
or the time of year, or where you may be, you will find 
that Beaver Board makes permanent, as well as more 
beautiful and sanitary walls and ceilings. 
Beaver Board gives you absolutely permanent 
walls that never crack, chip or crumble, that can 
never fall, that never need repairs. 


Mr. Otto Burger of Fort Thomas, Ky., has used Beaver Board in every room 
in his home. Note the restful, comfortable air this living-room possesses. 
Designed by Department of Design and Decoration. 


Its cleanliness and convenience in application, 
the freedom from annoyance, delay and litter of repairs, 
the endless opportunity for attractive designs in panel- 
ing and decoration, all combine to make Beaver Board 
the material to be preferred above all others. 

Progress and improvements in building products 
make Beaver Board the modern wall and ceiling ma- 
terial. It has forty-one advantages—every one a 
reason why you should use it. 


Page Four 


Beaver Board is as perfectly adapted for the most 
beautiful and expensive buildings as it is for the 
modest home. 

The beauty of Beaver Board will appeal to you 
strongly. All who appreciate attractive surroundings 
will quickly realize the wonderful opportunity in panel- 
ing and decoration that Beaver Board offers. 

Until the advent of Beaver Board it was difficult 
to get these attractive paneled and painted effects 


Another view in the home of Mr. Otto Burger, Fort Thomas, Ky. The light, 
airy, sanitary effect in this bedroom comes through the use of 
Pure-Wood-Fibre Beaver Board. 


without great outlay. Beaver Board solves the prob- 
lem of beautiful interiors at moderate cost. 

Beaver Board design and decoration allow un- 
limited scope to ingenuity and artistic taste; yet 
you get not only beauty and originality with Beaver 
_ Board, but also a vast number of practical qualities. 

The illustrations in this booklet convey only an 
idea—the real charm, originality and harmony are 
merely suggested—for the rooms themselves must be 
seen to be appreciated. 


Page Five 


Beaver Board walls and ceilings in home of George E. De Groat, Piermont-on- 


Hudson, N. Y., Clarence G. Tilt, architect. 


Making Sure of Satisfaction 
VERY Beaver Board job can“be a good jobmm 


the few simple rules governing Beaver Board 
construction are closely followed. 

For nailing to intermediate studding, use brads 
mentioned on page 28, not more than six inches apart. 
Smooth out the panels as you nail. Don’t) tail@to 
nail all edges of panels by using flat-head nails (as 
shown on page 28) every three inches around the panel. 

Use headers where the ordinary framework does 
not provide a nailing surface for panel edges. ‘These 
headers are supplied by nailing crosspieces between 
the studding or joists, and they should be of a thick- 
ness sufficient to make a rigid backing for the panel 
edges. ‘They must also be used behind top of base- 
board, chair-rail, plate-rail and picture moulding. 

Beaver Board over brick and cement walls is nailed 
to furring strips (%”" x 114%4"’) secured to wooden plugs 
previously wedged into the mortar. 

Finish the decoration of Beaver Board panels and 
allow the paint to dry thoroughly before applying the 
strips over the joints. 

Don’t use wall-paper. ‘The beautiful pebbled sur- 
face when decorated is not only more pleasing but 
more sanitary and lasting. See pages 22 and 23. 


Page Siz 


Beaver Board Is Perfectly Suited to New 
Buildings 


OMES, churches, offices, hotels, stores, schools, 

factories, bungalowsand sanitariums are given dura- 

ble and sanitary interiors and made more beautiful, 

comfortable and inviting by the use of Beaver Board. 

And Beaver Board is appropriate for every room 

in the house. The endless opportunities for paneling 

and color treatment make each room different from 
the others, but all form one harmonious whole. 

In commercial and public buildings, attractive 
effects in paneling and coloring are easily obtained, 
making interiors that are original and beautiful. 

In new work it is nailed right to the studding and 
headers of the walls, and joists and headers of the 
ceiling, quickly, conveniently, without dirt or litter, 
and at any season of the year. The work is done in 
a fraction of the time that would otherwise be re- 
quired, thus saving days and often weeks in con- 
struction. Alterations desired later are easily made. 


Dining-room of Mr, Louis W. Smith, East Patchogue, N. Y. 


Page Seven 


Beaver Board Fills a Long-Felt Want 
for Remodeling 


You can transform old rooms which have cracked 
plaster and faded, discolored, papered walls by 


remodeling with Beaver Board. 
Just nail Beaver Board 


down the lath and plaster. 


No need to tear 


over the old walls, and you build into the room a 


clean and attractive new one, 
without dirt, litter, inconven- 
ience or delay. 

A neglected and barren attic 
can be turned into a light, airy, 
cheerful part of the home. In 
what is now an unused and un- 
attractive space you can create 
useful and delightful rooms. 

You can make a comfortable 
den or restful, secluded study; 
you can build a play-room for 
the children; a_ billiard-room 
for your leisures moments 2or 
quarters fortheservants; in fact, 
you can render habitable and 
cheerful this heretofore unused 
space. 


BEAVER BOARD has been 

used over plaster in four 
rooms in my house, and it 
made our house like new. The 
plaster always cracked, due to 
settling of building and to 
blasting near-by, but since 
using Beaver Board I have 
never had to repair. 

The Beaver Board is tinted 
beautifully, and the walls are 
far more attractive than plas- 
tered and papered walls. ‘The 
rooms are much _ admired. 
Beaver Board is the only ma- 
terial I would use for walls 
and ceilings. 


E. M. HoucurTa.ine, 
Kingston, N. Y. 


Summer’s heat is tempered and winter’s cold 


I HAVE four of my rooms 

covered with the Beaver 
Board, and four rooms plas- 
tered, which gives me oppor- 
tunity to watch both and see 
the result. The plastering has 
cracked in two places already 
and the Beaver Board is the 
If I ever build 
again I shall surely have the 
Beaver Board in the entire 
house. 


finest ever. 


Very truly yours, 
RY Gre TRICKETT: 


Little Rock, Ark. 


Page Eight 


is moderated by Beaver Board 
walls: and ceilings. The space 
that was unlivable is readily 
made snug and comfortable. A 
large room can be made into two 
with Beaver Board partitions, 
either permanent or movable. 

The cellar that is cold, bleak 
and barren can be converted 
into clean, light storerooms, with 
laundry, furnace room, etc. It 
will make the floors above 
warmer. The jars and jolts from 


Clean, wholesome walls are a necessity for the sleeping-room. Beaver Board has 
secured these advantages for the bedroom of Mr. E. A. Thompson, 
Cleveland, Ohio, shown above. 


the upper rooms will never injure Beaver Board. It 
cannot crack and will last as long as the building. 


An outbuilding can be trans- 
formed into a garage, storehouse, 
workshop, studio, playhouse or 
gymnasium. 

Beaver Board comes in many 
sizes, thus making little fitting 
necessary and preventing waste. 

And the work is so easily, 
quickly and conveniently done, 
without the delay, litter and 
expense of lath and plaster, that 
you will be surprised and de- 
lighted. , 

The advantages of Beaver 
Board for new work explain its 
success for remodeling. You 
choose right when you use 
Beaver Board in either case. 


HE house in which I used 
Beaver Board has 
occupied now for some time, so 
that I have had time to ob- 
serve it and form some opinion 
of it. I can say that it is 
satisfactory and away ahead of 
plaster. 

Beaver Board is clean and 
easily handled, and when 
painted is beautiful. 

‘Beaver Board is impervious 
to air, consequently it proves 
to be very warm. It is prac- 
tically sound-proof (that is, 
you cannot hear from one room 
to another unless the door is 
open). Will be pleased to 
say so to anyone who might 
ask about it. 

Tuos. W. Hutton, 
New Brighton, N. Y. 


been 


Page Nine 


Beaver Board in Public and Commercial 
Buildings 


EAVER BOARD is just as successful in offices, 
schools, public halls, churches, hotels, stores and 
factories as it is in homes. 

The strains, hard usage, jolts and vibration make 
Beaver Board practically a necessity in these places. 

Plaster cracks and falls, metal corrodes, is heavy, 
expensive and unattractive. Beaver Board con- 
forms to shrinking and expansion of timbers and set- 
tling of building, and makes walls and ceilings that 
are permanent and artistic. 

It can be paneled tastefully, relieving the monoto- 
nous expanse of blank walls, and any desired decora- 
tive effects are easy to get. 

In commercial buildings it REAVER BOARD is splen- 
is frequently desired to make _ “4nd! can recommend 

: ohce it as one of the best materials on 
changes, to build Partitions Or tO the market for high-class work. 
remove them, to make two or The Beaver Board I used 
more rooms out of one large one. months ago is in perfect con- 
With Beaver Board this work is aes paar Gales OP ae 
easily, quickly and quietly done, a nee a Tir, 
without dirt ‘or confusion and Architect, 
without disturbingtheoccupants. _ Piermont-on-Hudson, N. Y. 


Attractive and substantial commercial interiors are easily obtainable with Beaver 
Board. Haynes Candy Co., Seattle, Wash., at left; State Bank, 
La Junta, Colo., at right. 


Page Ten 


Beaver Board for Special Uses 
BEAVER BOARD. has such wonderful adaptability 


that it is used for many purposes other than walls 

and ceilings. 

Because of its sound-retarding qualities, it makes 
ideal telephone booths and consultation rooms. 

Because it is tough, light, clean and easy to 
handle and apply, Beaver Board is used extensively 
for window  back- , 
grounds. It can be 
made into movable 
panels, easily put in 
place or -removed, 
and the pebbled sur- 
face is suitable to a 
wide variety of 
decoration. Appro- 
priate treatment re- 
sults in effective 
settings that show 
up goods to better Room in warehouse of James Welch, Buffalo, N.Y., 


advantage. which was finished with lath and plaster. An 
Booths at fairs explosion of dynamite, near-by, ruined 


Sapp the interior as the picture shows. 
and exhibitions can 


be made more sub- 
stantial and origi- 
nal. ‘The pebbled 
surface of Beaver 
Board can be paint- 
ed in any way. 
Beaver Board 
can be used, too, for 
making floats for 
carnivals and par- 
ades. Unique effects 


Sete easily secured. This Beaver Board room in the same building was 
No. better material only eight feet from the explosion, but the 


: walls and ceiling were uninjured. The com- 
for this DE Sa veto parison shows the wonderful resist- 


be found. ing qualities of Beaver Board. 


Page Eleven 


Modern kitchen with Beaver Board walls and ceiling, in home of 


Mr. Frank M. Collins, Fort Worth, Texas. 


Beaver Board Is Offered, Not as a Less 
Expensive, But as a Better Product 


HE first cost of Beaver Board is generally no 

greater than lath and plaster. It is difficult to 

get an accurate comparison between Beaver Board 

and lath and plaster, or metal, owing to the various 
prices prevailing for labor and material. 

Beaver Board never chips or cracks, never falls, 
and it lasts as long as the building. Its economy 
comes through its permanence. When Beaver Board 
isup, itis up to stay. ‘There is never any repair expense. 

In figuring the cost of Beaver Board for any room 
you include only the space actually to be covered. 
With plaster, the entire wall area, including openings, 
is figured on for material and labor. The space figured 
on for Beaver Board is aboyt 20% less. 

But no matter what the first cost of Beaver Board 
is, in the long run it proves most economical, and the 
satisfaction you get means more than the saving 
through the use of cheaper materials. 


Page Twelve 


Beaver Board Is Convenient 


ONSIDER, too, its convenience, as it is quickly 
put up at any season of the year. No waiting 
for plasterers, lathers and paper-hangers with the ac- 


companying dirt and litter. 


When the studding and headers are ready Beaver 
Board can be applied by the carpenter, and when walls 


are decorated the rooms are 
ready for occupancy. No daubs 
on the floor, no scrubbing and 
cleaning. 

You can complete a new 
house sooner, or remodel an 
old one in less time with less 
trouble. Many Beaver Board 


rooms have been completed and 
occupied within 24 hours. Com- 
pare this with the.lath, plaster 
and wall-paper way. Suppose 
you wish to reach the plumbing 


BEAVER BOARD has 

wrought a wonderful 
change in our office. It has 
fulfilled our expectations in 
every way. 

Though over five thousand 
feet were installed, the work 
was done in a very short time, 
without any confusion, and 
without any interruption to 
our business. 

We are pleased to find that 
the passage of sound has been 
practically eliminated since 
Beaver Board has been put up. 

Niacara LirHocrApPH Co.. 


ButtalofNe Y. 


Living and dining-rooms of Mr. A. W. Heiss, Perry, Iowa. 


Panel and 


color suggestions by Department of Design. 


Page Thirteen 


Office of “Wisconsin Agriculturist,’’ Racine, Wis. Beaver Board suggestions by 
Department of Design and Decoration. 


or electric wiring. Just take out the panel and after 
repairs are made replace it, and the job is done. 
With plastered walls repairs mean days of delay and 
dollars of expense. | 


Mr.C.H. Lester, architect, Statesville, N. C., has made this living-room comfortable 
and beautiful by using Beaver Board. 


Poge Fourteen 


Physical Properties of Beaver Board 


EAVER BOARD never cracks, chips or crumbles 


like plaster. This is due to the use of long, strong 


pure-wood-fibre, and to the pro- 
cesses of manufacture which 
give the finished product great 
toughness and strength, and just 
enough elasticity to allow ad- 
justment to changes of seasons. 

It withstands jarsand vibra- 
tion without injury. Shocks that 
bring plaster down in ruin never 
affect Beaver Board. For that 
reason it is used extensively 
where there is vibration from 
traffic or machinery. 

Beaver Board resists passage 
of heat and cold, thus making 
rooms warmer in winter and 
cooler in summer. Far up in the 


(THE Beaver Board has been 

put up and decorated and 
the rooms are beautiful. I 
have used it throughout the 
house and I wish you could 
see for yourself the results | 
obtained. 

The change from the old 
walls to a beautiful home is 
nothing short of magical. As 
a preserver of uniform tem- 
perature in the house, no 
matter the east wind 
howls, the virtues of Beaver 


how 


Board cannot be extolled too 
highly. 

I intend to do more build- 
ing and will use Beaver Board. 


Joun JENsMa, 
Portland, Ore. 


Arctic Circle, Beaver Board is used to make snug and 


comfortable homes for the inhabitants. 


In Mexico, 


Cuba and Central America, it is used because it keeps 
out the heat. 


LAST April I purchased some 


Beaver Board from your 


Beaver 


Board resists . pas- 


firm and am more than pleased 
I used 
itin a bungalow on the Yahk 
River which runs through the 
Purcell Range of the Rocky 
Mountains, 
has been 20 and 22 below zero, 
the cold never penetrated the 
walls. 
this section 
Board and have had numerous 
inquiries about it. Every one 
who has seen it thinks it fine. 
Very truly yours, 
Tuos. M. O’Rourkg, 
' Leonia, Idaho. 


with results obtained. 


and although it 


I am the first over in 
to use Beaver 


sage of sound; it is slow-burning 
and fire-retarding and usually 
takes the same insurance rate as 
lath and plaster. It stands pres- 
sure without breaking, and ordi- 
nary blows, which would dent 
and chip plaster, never injure it. 

Its great durability enables 
it to withstand changes in climate 
and weather. It is used along the 
seashore where the air is damp 
and in many countries where 
temperature varies greatly. 


Page Fifteen 


Every Room a B 


HAT Beaver Board is adaptable and appropriate for every room in 

the house is strongly emphasized in these views of the interior of 

Mr. J. H. Manning’s charming home, “Franwill Farm,” at Ballston 
Lake, Saratoga County, N. Y. In every room, even including the attic, 
Beaver Board has been used, and a harmony of design and decoration has 
been maintained throughout. Every room is different from the others 
in style of panel arrangement and color schemes, and yet there is a 


Page Sixteen 


paver Board Room 


harmonious blending of the whole which is seldom accomplished by the 
use of other wall and ceiling materials. 

And the freedom from repair worry—the knowledge that the walls 
and ceilings of every room will remain in perfect condition while the 
house stands—that there will be no wall-paper to put on and tear off— 
no cracked walls, no dirt and inconvenience, and no after-expense—these 
things combine to make the Beaver Board home a model home. 


Page Seventeen 


Beaver Board Makes Interiors Beautiful 
PANELING 


Rest of all it produces the panel effect, one of the 
oldest and at the same time most approved 
means of modern interior decoration. A wide expanse 
of blank wall is difficult of treatment and gives a 
stiff, cold and cheerless effect. Paneling allows variety 
and taste in design. A different effect may be had in 
each room and all rooms will be in perfect harmony. 
Panels may be of any required size and may be 
used with or without dado, frieze or wainscot. 
Decorative strips should be wide. They may be of 
any wood, stained or painted, depending upon the 
room, the nature of the furnishings or the effect 
desired. Beamed ceilings, too, so appropriate for 
dining and living-rooms, harmonize perfectly with 
Beaver Board paneling. In paneling alone, splendid 
opportunity is offered for good taste, originality and 
harmony. 


This dining-room in home of Mr. A. W. Flagel, Cranford, N. J., is one of many 
beautiful examples of Beaver Board work. 


Page Eighteen 


Bedroom in home of Mr. Frank M. Guthrie, Memphis, Tenn. Beaver Board 
retards sound, making restful rooms. 


DECORATING 


Beaver Board should always be painted, and 
NeveimpapelredsOver.=— |liaiiasea cream color, with a 
UMmoues pebbled = suriace’ that takes any form -of 
paint decoration. ‘Thus you get walls that are clean 
and sanitary and which are easily kept so. The expense 
and annoyance of frequent repapering, when walls are 
plastered, are thus eliminated by Beaver Board. 

Either oil or water paints or stains may be used. 
Flat and glaze finishes, mottled or stippled and sten- 
ciled effects, are all possible and easy to secure. Soft, 
restful tones are obtained with flat paints. Glaze 
colors can also be used with beautiful results, producing 
interiors of permanent beauty and cleanliness. 

Stencils can be used very effectively, and the endless 
number of designs gives a wide choice. They can be 
obtained from paint dealers or from the Beaver Com- 
Dailies. .bee:page 27. : 

The Department of Design and Decoration will sug- 
gest panel and color schemes and prepare estimates if 
you desire. This service is free. See page 25. 


Page Nineteen 


Beaver Board. Lasts as Long as the Building 


[SNT it worth a great deal to you to know that 
your walls are absolutely permanent, that they 
will never crack, crumble or fall, that you will never 
be put to the expense of inne 
Use Beaver Board and wall and ceiling troubles 
end forever. Beaver Board can never crack, chip 


Mrs. C. A. Adams of Belmont, Mass., has used Beaver Board in every room in 
her home. ‘The cosy, restful living-room is shown above. 


or deteriorate; it lasts as long as the building; its 
first cost.is its, only, cost: 


Falling walls with their risk, dirt, annoyance and ex- 
pense are impossible with Beaver HE Bote Roe ae 
Board. ‘There is no frequent ex- office was under water for 
pense of repairs and repapering, more than six days during a 
and the walls are always sani- 9 “0 °° =h' Sea 

b h we tound it was unharmed, 
tary, Aya hhe they are painted and after painting again it was 
and easily kept clean. in perfect condition. The 


Beaver Board means interiors “#//s look as if they were new, 
Crump & FIELp, 


of beauty and permanence, Ashland, Ky, 


Page Twenty 


How Beaver Board Is Supplied 


EAVER BOARD is supplied by dealers, in panels 

32 and.48 inches wide, and in lengths of 6, 7, 8 

and g feet. These sizes are sufficient for ordinary re- 
quirements. 

Panels 32, 36 and 48 in. wide, and in even foot 

lengths from 4 to 16 feet can be had from the factory, 


The modern brick apartment building of Mr. G. A. Monroe, Attleboro, Mass., 
has Beaver Board walls throughout. One of the bedrooms. 


through your dealer. Beaver Tile comes in the same 
sizes. See page 30 for description of Beaver ‘Tile. 
Lengths up to and including to feet are packed 
in bundles of approximately 300 square feet, weighing 
about 150 pounds. E find our house very cool 


Beaver Board and ‘Beaver during the summer, and 
Tile are sold by lumber, build- 9 warm in winter. Its cold-proof 


’ properties were especially 
ee supply and hardware deal- noticeable in the recent cold 


ers. If there is no Beaver Board © spell. Froman artistic and dur- 
dealer in your town we will sup- able standpoint, [ think Beaver 
ply you direct, or through the Board cannot be equaled. 


GerorGE ASHBRIDGE, 
neatesh dealer. Valdosta, Ga. 


Page Twenty-one 


Beaver Board Is Easily Applied 


()NE of the great- 

est of Beaver 
Board's imanye-ac- 
vantages is its ease 
Of application 
hammer, nails and 
saw, with a few sim- 
ple ins GruGtioirs 
—which must be fol- 
lowed—and any per- 
son handy with tools 
eEhelgetbeniias: ween = JAW 
the same time it is a 
material with which 
the scarpenter dikes 
to work, and with 
his skill and experi- 
ence newsnoulderer 


Page Twenty-two 


a most workmanlike 
job. ‘The first illus- 
tration shows a room 
in a new building, 
with studding, joists 
and headers. ready 
for Beaver Board. 

All=the; édseseor 
panels are nailed 
every three inches 
with ordinary wire 
nails, and small brads 
are used to nail to 
intermediate stud- 
ding. (See illustra- 
tion 2.) 

The illustration 
at top of page 23 


shows how Beaver Board is applied over brick walls. 
Furring strips are nailed to plugs driven between the 


LS 


PEURRING a 


HEADERS 


No. 3 


largely the same 
as for new work. 
Beaver Board may 
be fixed right over 
the plaster, nailing 
through to joists, 
studding and lath. 
Note: A_ simple 
interior has been 
chosen for illustra- 
tion, but Beaver 
Board is perfectly 
suited to more elab- 
orate interiors. ‘The 
pictures in this book 
show it is used in 
some of the most 
beautiful buildings. 


biveks. "and: =the 
Beaver Board is 
nailed to the strips 
just as it is to the 
studding and head- 
ers. The lower illus- 
tration shows a car- 
penter applying the 
decorative strips. 
They are stained or 
painted before appli- 
cation, and should 
be put up only after 
Beaver Board is dec- 
orated. 
Boreesremodeline, 
the application is 


Page Twenty-three 


Instructions for Applying Beaver Board 
BEAVER BOARD is easy to put up and full in- 


structions accompany each bundle. 

It is important to nail every three inches along all 
four edges, putting headers behind top of baseboard, 
behind plate rail and picture moulding, and also to nail 
every six inches to intermediate studding. Use flat- 
head nails for edges and. brads for intermediate nailing. 

Leave space of 14 inch between panels. 

A panel should never be left partially nailed over 
night. After Beaver Board is up it should be decorated, 
and then the decorative strips, previously painted or 
stained, should be put over the joints. 

If instructions are followed a good job is assured, one 
that will be a lasting source of pride and satisfaction. 


How to Estimate Quantity of Beaver 
Board Required 


You must first know the distance between centers 
of your studding and between ceiling joists. This 
will guide you to the widths of Beaver Board required. 

For studding centered at 16 inches you can use 32- 
inch or 48-inch panels. For studding 18 inches on 
centers the 36-inch wide panels may be used, and for 
24-inch centers the 48-inch panels. 

The length of wall panels depends upon the height 
of walls and the panel design to be adopted. Take 
the distance around the room, less the width of doors, 
windows and other openings, and divide the result by 
the width of the panel decided upon; this gives the 
number of panels required for walls. 

For the ceiling decide upon design suited to dimen- 
sions. Base width of panéls on distance between cen- 
ters of joists, and length of panels upon length of 
joists. 

The Department of Design and Decoration of the 
Beaver Companies will promptly supply complete in- 
formation for all work. 


Page Twenty-four 


The Department of 
Design Is at Your 
Service 


| Ben us assist you in 
“~ planning your Beaver 
Board work. We main- 
tain a force of designers 
for the sole purpose of aid- 
ing Beaver Board users. 

Send us a sketch with 
dimensions of the rooms, 
giving size, number and 
location of openings. You 
will receive an estimate 
of the Beaver Board re- 
quired for the work, sug- 
gestions for appropriate 
paneling, and also several 
ideas for color treatment. 

If desired, suggestions 
for furniture and dra- 
peries will also be offered. 


In every case individual Mr. Henry Belden, architect, Clifton, ING Te: 
attention is given. has used Beaver Board throughout 


; : his home, as shown above. 
With the suggestions 
you will receive a portfolio of “ Modern Walls and 
Ceilings,” with specially selected photographs to show 
how your work will look when completed. Several 
color plates will also be included. ‘This service is free. 


Page Twenty-five 


Your Walls Can Be Attractively Paneled 


()N this page are shown a few suggestions for panel- 
ing walls and ceilings.. Beaver Board can be 
arranged in any number of artistic and appropriate 
combinations for any size of room and type of building. 
A low room can be given apparent height by using 
narrow panels running from floor to ceiling. A very 
high room by proper use of frieze and wainscot will 
appear in better proportion. Wide panel strips should 
be used as they usually give a better effect. The width 
should depend upon the nature of the room, the furnish- 
ings, and the effect desired. Beamed ceilings are 
appropriate for some rooms, and help to make beautiful 
interiors which give an air of comfort and hospitality. 
If you wish other panel suggestions, the Depart- 
ment of Design and Decoration is at your service. 


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Page Twenty-six 


Stencils Aid the Decorative Effect 
GTENCILS add an artistic touch and give an addi- 


tional charm and beauty to the already attract- 
ive room. 

Both design and color should be in harmony with 
the nature of the room and its furnishings; stencils 
may be in one, two or more colors. 

They can be used at the top of the wall panels, 
or in the frieze; if in the frieze, they should be three 
to six inches narrower than the frieze itself. 

The stencils shown below are furnished by the 
Beaver Companies at cost. Further information and 
additional designs will be submitted on request. ‘The 
Department of Design and Decoration will give all 
suggestions desired. 


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Page Twenty-seven 


Nails For Applying Beaver Board 


[X nailing the outer edges of Beaver Board panels 
to new walls, use common wire nails with flat 
heads, of a size known as three-penny (114 inches long). 
~ For nailing to intermediate studding use 


Nails for new work; 
flat-head for edges; 
brad for interme- 
diate studding. 

Exact size. 


‘THREE years ago, when con- 
structing my home, I de- 
cided to use Beaver Board 
throughout, after reading the 
convincing magazine advertis- 
ing of the product. 
Beaver 


hada 


three-year test in our home 


Board has 


and is entirely satisfactory, and 
the artistic effect of the panels 
in soft, flat color, with stencil 
ornamentation, is clear beyond 
anything that could be done 
with plaster. 

While there has never been 
a severe earthquake at Santa 
Cruz, there have been slight 
shocks which were sufficient 
to put ugly cracks in plastered 
walls, while my Beaver Board 
is as smooth and firm as when 
I put it on. 

Roy Hammonp, 


Santa Cruz, Cal. 


Page Twenty-eight 


17 gauge brads, 1 inch long. 

For applying Beaver Board over plas- 
ter use six-penny flat-head wire nails (2 
inches long) for nailing the edges of the 
panels; for nailing to intermediate stud- 
ding use 17 gauge brads, 1% inches long. 

Never use flat-head nails 
for nailing to intermediate 
studding. For a smooth, 
even surface the brads must 
be used. 

A pound of three-penny flat-head 
nails will do about 100 square feet of 
Beaver Board; a pound of 1 inch brads 


will do about 600 
squarefeet. These 
are the nails used 
in new work. 


A pound of six- 
penny flat-head 
nails will do about 
SO square feet, 
and a pound of 1%-inch brads 
will do about 300 square feet. 
These.<are the nails used ton 
applying Beaver Board over 
plaster. 


Flat-head nails and brads of 
both sizes can be obtained at 
any bardware store. When in- 
convenient to get them locally 
the Beaver Companies will be 
glad to supply them at cost. 


Nails for remodel- 
ing; brad for in- 
termediate stud- 
ding; flat-head for 
edges. Exact size. 


Decorative Strips 
[DECORATIVE strips or battens, plate rails, chair 


rails or wainscot caps, cove mouldings, crown 
moulds and picture mouldings when covering panel 
joints, should not be narrower than 2 inches dressed, 
or less than 3% inch thick. ‘These decorative strips, 
etc., suitable for use in paneling and decorating Beaver 
Board, are the same general style that may easily be 
procured at most planing mills and lumber dealers. 


Square cornered strips for any 
kind of room, should never be less 
than 34” x 2” dressed, and may be 
used effectively up to 34” x 6”. This 
is the simplest style procurable, but 
more elaborate styles may be obtained. 


No. 2 


One of the many styles of picture 
mouldings. Can be used advanta- 
geously instead of a regular decorative 
strip, on walls just below ceiling. 


Common crown mould is effective 
in treating the angle formed by the 
wall and ceiling; it is more appro- 
priate for rooms where very artistic 
effects are desired. 


A cove mould is used instead of 
two decorative strips in finishing 
corners formed by two walls. In 
kitchens, closets, etc., where simplicity 
is desirable, it may be used. 


The chair rail or wainscot cap 1s 
also of many styles. Where a Beaver 
Tile wainscot is used, it is appropriate 
for the upper joint where the Tile 
and Beaver Board meet. [t may 
also be used in dining-rooms, living- 
rooms, etc., to good advantage. 


In dining-rooms, restaurants, ¢tc., 
this plate rail would be very attract- 
ive. Various styles are easily pro- 
cured to suit every requirement. 


Page Twenty-nine 


Beaver Tile 


EAVER Tile, like Beaver B 


wood-fibre, but instead of 


oard, is made of pure- 
having a pebbled sur- 


face it is blocked off to represent tile. 


It is used instead ”* of-fall 


Beaver Tile and Beaver Board make clean 
and sanitary bathrooms. Exhibit of 
Crane Valve Co., Bridgeport, Conn. 


enamel are applied. It can be 
finished with any good enamel. 

Once enameled, Beaver Tile 
has the clear, smooth, glistening 
surface that can otherwise be 
obtained only with expensive 
tile. It can be washed and it 
gives a room aclean, wholesome 
eibect: 

Like Beaver Board, it is used 
largely for new work, but Beaver 
Tile will bring about a wonder- 
ful transformation in remodel- 
ing as well. 


Page Thirty 


other wall building 
materials wherever a 
tile effect is desired. It 
is ideal for kitchens, 
bathrooms, lavatories, 
etc. Itis not enameled 
when supplied but has 
the same cream color as 
Beaver Board. 

Beaver Tile is often 
used “as: a four-toor 
Wainscot with Beaver 
Board for the walls 
above and for the ceil- 
ing. It is put up like 
Beaver Board with flat- 
head nails for the edges 
and brads for the inter- 
mediate nailing. After 
Beaver Tile is up the 
sizing, ground coat and 


I purchased enough Beaver 

Board to cover my bath- 
room, kitchen and enclosed 
porch. The order was given 
largely from the figures you were 
good enough to send me. I want 
to say that my son and I putup 
the Board—nailing panels, etc. 
The bathroom and_ kitchen 
were done in white enamel; 
‘the porch in colonial yellow 
and white enamel; and as the 
decorations were done by an 
artist, the effect is beautiful 
and is greatly admired by all 
who have seen it. - 


A. H. Conover, 
Newark, N. J. 


Warning Against Substitution 


IGHT years of successful manufacture and use of 
Pure-Wood-Fibre Beaver Board have encouraged 
many imitators. The inferior quality of these imi- 
tations has disappointed many users who believed 
they were buying the genuine article. 

We therefore deem it our duty to give intending 
purchasers the following sure means of identifying 
the genuine Pure-Wood-Fibre Beaver Board. 

1. Every panel and sample otf 
Beaver Board is stamped on the back og 
with our registered trade-mark. ae er > 

2. Beaver Board is a light-creaam BBAVER 
color. Most imitations are gray or BOARD 


brown, though some are disguised by | 
a light-cream surface. Imitations, even 
PURE WOOD FIBRE 
though made from wood-fibre, lack the 
Beaver process and selection. ‘There 
is a vast difference in material and 


1 1 1 This is the Trade-Marl 
workmanship of articles -having the "Ri Se ies Pure 


same general appearance. Wood -ibre Beaver 


Insist on Seeing Both Trade-Mark and Color 
| Before Buying 


If you don’t get genuine Beaver Board you will 
not get the following advantages due to our exclusive 
use of pure-wood-fibre and our unique processes and 
methods of manufacture, patents on which have 
been allowed: 


Beaver Board lasts longer—having great durability. 

Beaver Board is sanitary—being made from pure- 
wood-fibre. 

Beaver Board is a better fire-retarder. 

Beaver Board is not permanently affected by mois- 
ture. 

Beaver Board offers a better painting surface. 


These are but five of the forty-one advantages 
of genuine Pure-Wood-Fibre Beaver Board. 


Page Thirty-one 


Index 


In this Index page numbers refer to illustrations as well 


as to descriptive matter 


Adaptability of Beaver Board........ 

3, 4,5, 7,9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 
AAVANTAR OSE cae ae ee ere en a i 
Application of Beaver Board......... 
oa a PN GR13 722029. 24,025, 2008 
Atticaspace. Gonverteda, an. a. 8, 16, 25 
BATIK Senos oa ne ae tee On en eee 10 
Bathe ROOMS, t. cancers ae = ree 30 
BeamedrGeilings.....2a60h. far ae 18, 26 
Beavers. less, a ics wean mene ae 21,30 
Bed, Rooms. 3 30.428 ByOrU lO. baz 
Billiaraggnooms iy eee cee 8 
Boothome). Se aca oyun s pols a Geren II 
Biuncalows. fas ass ones <phase 7 
Cellgrieet, sited Cee he meee 8 
CUT COGS cme ad oe ater cde ick a ere The 
Cleanptoebiandlemn tr 2 oes, are. 13 


Climate does not affect time when 
Beaver Board may be applied. .15 


Coldsaetarder ol. a -eaaner S267 0015 
CoélomoisBeaver: Boards. ste nee 19 
CONVENIENCE 5 «05 neh ieee 13 
Costsoiebeaver Board... aaa ip ore 
Decoration of s Beaver Board =. 
ea. ROR KS Bal 0; LOf2002 702.0 
Decorative Sirips.ue eae eee 26, 29 
Dien Yim aki cates (be ee wee ean 
Design Department. ...13, 19, 25, 26, 27 
Dintggnl Oolisime aes eo. 6, Flge kone 


Displaces Unsatisfactory Materials.11, 20 
Durability of Beaver Board 


A PS ee A; By 9, LOLI si 2a i tea 7420 
PU COMORL ICA ee lc'aat ete enone se me 12 
VINEE) Aer 8) 2 ae eee Nee Shiai ia oe 15 
LOX DISIONS due on nee ee II 
Bactorie gets cos. 8a, eh ese he 7, 10 
Bire-Réarding Qualities. ~ e224) Sas 15 
Mica tere triste tee eae eT et 
R38 PAC eae ee eee y's ses tis cit oy aS 9 
COUT SR LG ate te ia ans nd een, ee 9 
Fig ie aren eS ke, ee es LOST 7,25 
Heat metarder ob /¢ 5 2G. ohne SOR 15 


Page Thirty-two 


Hotels. ieee. oe ee 10 
In-Place of Lath and Plaster see ere 
Instructions for Application... .22, 23, 24 
Kitchensis 3. othe on. eee eee 12,25 


Living Rooms... -2>-4, 6,13, 14)-16,.20825 
Makes a House Warmer in Winter, 


Cooleran Summer. 2). or eee 8, 15 
Metal ‘Ceilings tri. oe ee fe) 
N ails.0 22 2n eure ace eee 6522525 
Oiices nj ke ne Ss ae 10, 14 
Over Brick and Cement Walls..... Giz 
Packing ©. 2c. ao eee 21 
Baneling-e-.2 sito ee ee Io, 18, 26 
Partittons:. 22. semen eee ee 8, 10 
Play Houses; | oS. nei 9 
Play Rooms \.i#ec\ seca te ae 8 
Physical Properties. ¢.3;.9, 11,412,116 8¢e 
Public’ Buildings 2-7-0 ne fe) 
Quantity Required... ..... 12, -10,224028 
Remodelitossse0 ener 7,8,-O, 15 ea 
SanitariumMs 267 dao: oot 7 
Sanitary Qualities. 23s eee 14, 19 
Schoolss:.4 242.<0ks shoes Se 7, 10 
pervices.ol. Beaver Boards. 5e II, 19 
Shocks, Unatfected: bys enna 15 
sizes of Beaver Board... - eee 21924 
Sold: by S.C eee te hn Bere 75 
Sound Proof Qualities ...... 0; Laisa 
Special Uses of Beaver Board........ II 
Stencils.5. vay. eee ee 19, 27 
store Rooms:. aaa. nee 8, 9, 10 
StOres <5... as eee, ee 7 ai 
Studios. 6. , caste els ee 9 
Substitution, Warning Against....... 31 
Tiles, sce SIS oe 23770 
Unaffectediby Shocks 293. ae II 
Uses‘of Beaver:Boards 0) eee 4,5,8 
Vibrations)” 200.1105 eee 8, 10,-15 
Wallpaper Should Not Be Used..... 6, 19 
What Beaver Boatdss 7 22.00 3 
Work Shops: a/.1 0-2" fates ee 9 


Hausauer-Jones Printing Co., 
Buffalo, N. Y, 


HE Application and Decoration of Beaver Board’’ 

is a book covering every detail of Beaver Board 
construction and decoration. It insures the utmost 
satisfaction to every Beaver Board user. If you intend 
to use Beaver Board you can secure a copy by sending 


the attached post card. 


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